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There is nothing better than entertaining in a space that you have proudly created yourself and know that it looks good. Your garden should be no exception and can be a great space to really show off to your friends your green fingered talents. While hiring a landscape gardener can be expensive, there are a few tricks and items you can add yourself that will really make a difference.…

There is nothing better than entertaining in a space that you have proudly created yourself and know that it looks good. Your garden should be no exception and can be a great space to really show off to your friends your green fingered talents. While hiring a landscape gardener can be expensive, there are a few tricks and items you can add yourself that will really make a difference.…

Having a garden is a lot of work. You need to maintain the territory clean of weeds, to water every plant absolutely every day, preferably in the evening, to nourish each plant with the proper fertilizer, and perform many other not so pleasant actions. Every garden requires lots of attention and you can't expect to just have a very nice garden, if you don't have the free time to maintain it. So, people who work a lot and never spend time at home can…

There are plenty of planter boxes that you may find on the British market but, of course, not all of them will match your needs, taste, and budget. In order to help you find the most suitable flower box to fit your home's interior or exterior, here are few types of planter box designs in this post. I hope that the following detailed list will help you make the right…

Everybody loves a good balcony garden.Since not all of us have a land lot to shape, and some of us have to settle for balconies and patios, balcony garden design is becoming more mainstream with each year. There are whole websites dedicated to the art of creating a lush green paradise out of your 1ft by 1ft area. Yet most people are reluctant to experiment with their open space areas and usually go…

Gardening has become a very popular hobby lately, and many people have found its hidden beauties. The main reason for this growing interest is the fact, that many people are tired of the big and loud cities and are looking for a calmer and more spacious place to live in. And…

Many people find gardening to be a very calming and fulfilling exercise, which helps them be in shape all the time without any additional effort. And lately many people decide to move from the big cities into the suburbs, where they buy houses with spacious gardens,…

Taking care of a garden is a huge responsibility, but it's also the best possible way to get healthy vegetables and fruits without any chemicals in them. Also, many people think of the gardening as a hobby and something to do in their free time. Many of the people we…

My last trip away from home was the Singapore getaway in the middle of September, seems like a long time to me though it was only around two months ago. So when my friend suggested to go Taiping for a short trip, I didn't hesitate, after all, Taiping is just less than an hour away from Ipoh...

I started the journey early on Saturday and we had a nice stroll at the Taiping lake... due to the rain, the plants and the trees glitter and the lake is not "drought looking"…

On one of the days during the start of spring my husband and middle boy decided to plant their apples seeds. They found a small plant pot, and filled it with some soil. Every day middle boy would go and water it. Sometimes he would…

While sitting on my patio today and watching the rain I started to ask myself, why the heck am I outside? This downpour and the heat together makes perfect weather for ruining a girl's hair and I'm tired of using the flat iron when I'm kinda sorta trying to go natural...so why in the world am I watching the raindrops?

Confession: I am completely over all the Easter candy. You would think the Easter bunny lived in my house based on the amount of chocolate bunnies, chicks and carrots currently residing here. Enough already. I love sugar as much as the next girl, but for the most part, I really try and limit giving sugar to my kids. My children have already dug into the stockpile of chocolate disguised as an Easter basket that was dropped off a few days ago by their loving Grandparents. This year the Easter…

As I have mentioned numerous times, I have a rather large garden this summer. Besides growing tomatoes, cucumbers, corn and basil, a quarter of my garden is being taken over by watermelon. A small part of the watermelon patch was planned, but the rest is all due to volunteerism.

There are two varieties of watermelon in my patch, black diamonds, and the old fashioned striped variety…all with seeds. I love watermelon and I frequently buy melons in the summer, but I don’t like the…

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